Art What!: i Light Singapore 2025 – To Gather

As Singapore marks its 60th birthday, i Light Singapore (iLSG) returns from 29 May to 21 June 2025, to illuminate the city and connect communities through captivating light installations and exciting programmes that foster sustainable lifestyles. Organised by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) and presented by UOB, Asia’s leading light festival will light up Marina Bay and neighbouring precincts, including returning satellite site South Beach and … Continue reading Art What!: i Light Singapore 2025 – To Gather

Preview: Singapore, Michigan by Pangdemonium!

This June, a brand new play is set to take the stage at Singapore Airlines Theatre, with a world premiere that blends history, humour, and heart. Commissioned by Pangdemonium as part of their New Works Lab playwriting programme, Singapore, Michigan is written by up-and-coming playwright Chong An Ong, and promises to be a thought-provoking debut that follows the journey of three friends—two Singaporeans and one … Continue reading Preview: Singapore, Michigan by Pangdemonium!

Preview: Shakespeare In The Park – Macbeth by Singapore Repertory Theatre

Singapore Repertory Theatre (SRT) is set to thrill audiences with the highly anticipated return of Shakespeare in the Park—bigger and bolder than ever. Macbeth, Shakespeare’s timeless tale of ambition, fate, and the devastating cost of power, will transform Fort Canning Park into an immersive theatrical battleground, bringing the epic tragedy to life in a stunning reimagining. Directed by Guy Unsworth, who helmed Shakespeare in the … Continue reading Preview: Shakespeare In The Park – Macbeth by Singapore Repertory Theatre

Preview: No Man’s Land by The Necessary Stage

Dive into a raw and unflinching exploration of masculinity in No Man’s Land, a thought-provoking devised interdisciplinary experience that sees the team at The Necessary Stage boldly ripping away the veneer of manhood, to immerse audiences in an arena where traditional masculinity collides with contemporary reality. In No Man’s Land, we are thrust into a shifting landscape where four men grapple with primal rituals, battle … Continue reading Preview: No Man’s Land by The Necessary Stage

Preview: Singapore International Festival of Arts 2025 – More Than Ever

The annual Singapore International Festival of Arts (SIFA) returns from 16 May to 1 June with the theme More Than Ever. Organised by Arts House Limited (AHL) and commissioned by the National Arts Council (NAC), this 2025 edition of Singapore’s pinnacle performing arts festival presents a dynamic line-up that spotlights Singapore’s cultural vitality and boldness in defining its present and its vision for the future. … Continue reading Preview: Singapore International Festival of Arts 2025 – More Than Ever

Seasoned Film and Television producer Justin Deimen Appointed Executive Director at ITI

Intercultural Theatre Institute (ITI) announces the appointment of Executive Director Justin Deimen, a seasoned film & television producer and senior creative executive who has led major cross-cultural initiatives across the wider creative economy through his roles as the former Executive Director & Co-Founder of the Southeast Asian Audio-Visual Association (SAAVA), an ASEAN-focused creative producing trade organisation, and the Managing Partner of Aurora Media Holdings Inc, … Continue reading Seasoned Film and Television producer Justin Deimen Appointed Executive Director at ITI

Preview: Broadway Beng® Fukien Special by Dream Academy

After 2023’s Broadway Beng: Growing gOLD, Singapore’s favourite multilingual, Hokkien-speaking, Broadway-loving East meets West performer is back for the ninth edition of the Broadway Beng series this October. Presented by Dream Academy, it’s time to welcome Sebastian Tan back to the Capitol Theatre for Broadway Beng® Fukien Special, running for just five shows. A staple of Dream Academy’s line-up since 2006, Broadway Beng® Fukien Special … Continue reading Preview: Broadway Beng® Fukien Special by Dream Academy

Esplanade’s The Studios 2024: An Interview with artist Ming Wong on music, nationalism and diplomacy in ‘Rhapsody in Yellow’

If human relationships are complicated, then geopolitical ones are manifold more, particularly when it’s between two global superpowers. Such is the nature of the rising tensions between the USA and China, who have never had an easy time navigating their complex differences, rivalry and connections, playing hot and cold. It may seem like a heavy topic, but one Singaporean artist has found inspiration in the … Continue reading Esplanade’s The Studios 2024: An Interview with artist Ming Wong on music, nationalism and diplomacy in ‘Rhapsody in Yellow’

Review: Elusive — a double bill by T.H.E Dance Company

T.H.E double bill explores themes of transience and extreme opposites. Dance is often seen as an art form that pushes performers to their physical limits, and if it’s one company that knows how to do that while shaping the human form into art in motion, it’s T.H.E Dance Company. Presenting a double bill as part of their 2024 edition of the cont·act Contemporary Dance Festival, … Continue reading Review: Elusive — a double bill by T.H.E Dance Company

Review: Dance at Dusk (2024) by T.H.E Dance Company

Two excerpts that showcase the beauty of contemporary dance against the waterfront and Singapore skyline. T.H.E Dance Company’s Dance at Dusk series has long been a key component of their cont·act Contemporary Dance Festival, making contemporary dance feel accessible for first timers, complete with Grace Lee-Khoo and sign interpreter Shawn ensuring greater inclusivity, while also showing off the technical and creative elements honed to a … Continue reading Review: Dance at Dusk (2024) by T.H.E Dance Company